Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml
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diff -u -r475b176cf3e05488c5c38e0e0e7f1bad1017ed1d -r74de6c3e36568bf842648d1a9f8d5bb6949fca5b
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 475b176cf3e05488c5c38e0e0e7f1bad1017ed1d)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 74de6c3e36568bf842648d1a9f8d5bb6949fca5b)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    height              : Variables.progressbarHeight
+    height              : Variables.sliderDefaultBodyHeight
     touchMargin         : 25
     leftRightTouchMargin: _handler.width/2
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
     }
 
     function update(vValue) {
-        _root.value = Number(vValue).toFixed(decimal)
+        _root.value = vValue
     }
 
     function calculateValue(x, isSnappingToTicks) {
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@
 
         if ( ! stepSnap ) start = mMinimum
 
-        mValue = getValueOfX(x)
-
         // special handling for the case that the step segments are less than the handle's width
         let stepWidth = width / ((mMaximum - mMinimum) / step)
         if ( stepWidth < _handler.width ) {
@@ -196,18 +194,21 @@
             return mValue.toFixed(decimal)
         }
 
-        if ( isSnappingToTicks ) {
-            mValue = Math.round((mValue - start) / step) * step + start
-            let additionalDecimalResolution = 3
-            mValue = mValue.toFixed(decimal + additionalDecimalResolution)
+        // calculate the expected value based on x
+        mValue = getValueOfX(x)
 
-        }
-
         // For sliders with decimal min, max, values, we need to add refinement to
         // the value to achieve slider handle movement close to those of the whole number sliders
         if ( decimal > 0 ) {
+            let additionalDecimalResolution = 3
+            mValue = mValue.toFixed(decimal + additionalDecimalResolution)
         }
 
+        if ( isSnappingToTicks ) {
+            mValue = Math.round((mValue - start) / step) * step + start
+            mValue = mValue.toFixed(decimal)
+        }
+
         if ( mValue < mMinimum ) { return mMinimum; }
         if ( mValue > mMaximum ) { return mMaximum; }
                                    return mValue;